The company is holding an event Feb. 20 to talk about the future of PlayStation. Announced via its Twitter account, a page for the event simply shows the date and time of the event (6 p.m. EST) along with the short teaser version shown above, with no other information about what it has in store

Earlier this month, Sony announced that it will stop selling the PlayStation 2. The PlayStation 3 has been on the market since 2006, which makes the company due for a next-generation console. The PlayStation 4 has been heavily rumored to be launching in 2013.

any word if PSN will continue to be free moving on with PS4? Seems like with all the online interaction with friends and shit it'll be at a price, too.

They didn't say, but that was a huge selling point for them for the PS3. Hell, I just moved and looked at my PS3 box, which I haven't seen in 6 years. It says right on the front that it has Free Full Online Capabilities.

They didn't say, but that was a huge selling point for them for the PS3. Hell, I just moved and looked at my PS3 box, which I haven't seen in 6 years. It says right on the front that it has Free Full Online Capabilities.